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Trump says it’s ‘great to see’ Pelosi’s drug pricing plan

President Trump said it was “great to see” Pelosi’s new drug pricing plan — the same one many other Republicans called “socialist” on Thursday.
President Trump

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday broke with most Republicans on Capitol Hill on the issue of drug pricing, saying on Twitter that it was “great to see” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduce a bill that many GOP lawmakers derided earlier in the day as “socialist.”

In the tweet, Trump also reiterated

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